Eaves-trough hanger.



1. P. ABBOTT.

Aves TROUGH HANGER.

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ment ineares trough hangers, substantially D is a side elevation'of thehanger, and Fig. 2-

'ONATHAN 1. ABBOTT, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application flied November: 5, 1911. Serial No. 200,886.

To all 'whomiit may concern:

Be't known that I, Joxxrnan I. Anno'rr, citizen of the United States,residing at Painesville, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hang-' ers,of which the following is a specification.

Tlns inventlon pertains to an unproveas shown and described and pointedout in the claims.

In the iicoompanymg dniwin gs, Figure I particularly is an enlarged"sectional" elevation on line 2-2,,Fi g. Fig] 3 'isaplan View with thernames s e u h .r t F fsire'dstrength. The said bar is preferably"heaviest, or deepest across'the portion whore 4 is a ion'al e evationon'line 41-4, Fig.3. fig.- 5 :is a detail of the inside reinforcing ar.5 e 1 The" hanger 1 thus shown consists of three separate partseombinedto produces.

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formed of a piece of sheet metal ad d M be bent laterally asmay berequired in use and is engaged at its lower end with the middle of theback'or top l of the main hanger member a. But since my experiencewithhangers of this kind has shown that the possible accumulation ofexcessive weight in the eaves trough by ice and snow therein is liableto break down or buckle the said back part 4 and work disaster in thetrough, I have improved the whole struC- ture and made it pe'rfcctlysafeas against.

such mishaps by providing a reinforcing piece .or bar 0' on the,lIlSlllC' of said cross piece 4 and adaptedto act in roiiperatlon withthe flanges 8 thereon to give the deit makes engagement with the otherparts to edge thereof. The said lug isrer'tan- Igu aria-shape with theflat. sides lengthwise V ,part or hanger'properga, "-,eorresponding tothe sides of the bar and the roof-strep orlstr p b to support thefpart'square ends, and is engaged in correspond- The'sai :men' berorpart a isfashioned ---b, and upon which it is upset or riveted to from a.suitably'shlqnd piece of sheet metal,

while the said part, as such, is not new in illythd presentconstruction,- after suitable bending, theendsj thereof are brou hi: to-V .nearest its inner end and its longest porportion wherejhe twoportions 4 and '5 meet and a slot is formed in said bend to cut; out'bjdies and stamped to shape, and

produce a perfectly rigid and durable conneotion. By this means also thesaid parts are so connected as to prevent any possible thebroaderisensqlitgmay be observed that [rotation or turning on or inrespect to said 7 rivet/ed connection. The saidzhar also is" pe- 7 tionoutward from the lug to conuwusate for the 'dilference in strength inthe hack 4: by

gnmpm'od. with the inneroportiou on the other side of said lug.

promote the forming of said loop.. .The sad d upper cross portion 4 isalso provided with inwardly struck flanges 8 along its sides which giverigidity and strength thereto, as ()thcrw1se"the said l\l0l\\l)(!l. lS

required. flat transversely and the stock in theblauk fronruhich'it isformed hei1ig.son\c\\hat tapered lengthwise, a orresponding taper isproduced in said cross portion 4 as plainly seen in Fig. *2. and also inthe bowed lower portion The said hanger member a. being 'ashio'nrd andconstructed as lluls'desrribed. a

roof-strap or strip 11 is rounrrtwl therewith for jlsupport-ing purposesThis .Fit'lP is bent. at right, angles and resting [latwise on saidupper portion and having a hole coincident with the hole in said upperportion,

and a reinforcing strip lengthwise on the inside of said upper portionof" the strap havinga flat sided lug on its top extendin; through thehole in the said upper portion and rivotedthereon.

2. Au eaves trough hanger having a bowed bottom portion and a straightlup portion hooked together at their ends and and particularly oppositethe lug 10 on the I the snid tup portion having side flanges and taperedat; its sides toward ihu nujtm" portion thereof, a flat,roof'slrup'having znbcnt cml 1 ing; fiat on said top portion nmIa.ruinhqlcs in said 10p. p'ox piqn of tin.- lnulgzcr and lhu and of saidstrap and riveted thou-run. Unmurl rennin-0mg wimp '10 inning Us grcuturlength ontAmrd from mid lug wlwn tlnsaid back portion is weakest.

Hignml a Cleveland. in the county of (7u \'nlmga. un| State of Ohio,this 26th day JONATHAN P. ABBOTT.

